Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf | 1990

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Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, right, commander of Operation Desert Shield, sits next to National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft, center, and White House Chief of Staff John Sununu at the Pentagon in 1990.

Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, right, commander of Operation Desert Shield, sits next to National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft, center, and White House Chief of Staff John Sununu at the Pentagon in 1990. (Kevin Larkin / AFP/Getty Images)

Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, right, commander of Operation Desert Shield, sits next to National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft, center, and White House Chief of Staff John Sununu at the Pentagon in 1990.